News RSS http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/news-rss en St. Patrick's RC High School and Arts College 2006 120 Star Pupil Wins Spanish Competition! http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/star-pupil-wins-spanish-competition Congratulations to our star pupil, Leonie Mann who recently won first place and £100 worth of HMV vouchers in a Spanish competition. The competition, which was with Salford City College was open to pupils throughout Salford in Years 9 – 11.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 13:47:35 +0100 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/star-pupil-wins-spanish-competition Amanda Palmer Duke of Edinburgh Award 2012 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/duke-of-edinburgh-award-2012 As part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award, a group of pupils recently took part in a training day at Eccles Fire Station.

The training was delivered by PC Lucy and Hilary Pollard from Children’s Services.

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 13:46:17 +0100 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/duke-of-edinburgh-award-2012 Amanda Palmer Year 7 Easter Project http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/year-7-easter-project  

Last term Year 7 were set a project to design, make and evaluate a cross which symbolised Easter.  The pupils were challenged to come up with original ideas and to use as many different materials as possible.  The cross had to show all of the different symbols for the Easter season, like new life and

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:10:01 +0100 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/year-7-easter-project Amanda Palmer Ski Trip: Sestriere 2012 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/ski-trip-sestriere-2012 The Italian Alps welcomed the Ski Trip from St Patrick’s on Saturday the 18th of February this year, a little delayed after a scenic detour through Switzerland and Turin! Once again the pupils of St Patrick’s brought pride to their school and city and gained no end of plaudits for their behaviour, humou

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:53:37 +0100 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/ski-trip-sestriere-2012 Amanda Palmer Aiming High http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/aiming-high Have you read your height in books? At 3m 60cm, the books Dean Marshall has read from our school library stretch to more than twice his height!

Dean, a Year 10 pupil in Renoir 5, admits he has a passion for reading, but it has to compete with his other keen interests – F 1 and karate.   http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/aiming-high Amanda Palmer MP Visits St Patrick’s National Citizen Service Group http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/mp-visits-st-patricks-national-citizen-service-group St Patrick’s was recently visited by MP Francis Maude.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:55:41 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/mp-visits-st-patricks-national-citizen-service-group Amanda Palmer Manchester Advertising Awareness Project http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/manchester-advertising-awareness-project Manchester Advertising Awareness Project visited one of our Year 9 Media classes recently and delivered an extemely interesting, thought provoking workshop. The focus of the workshop was airbrushing in advertising and how this can cause negative body image.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:08:57 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/manchester-advertising-awareness-project Amanda Palmer First Glimpse of Our New School! http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/first-sightings-of-our-new-school With foundations now completed, the first sightings of our new school were caught on camera today!

Click on the photo below to view a slideshow.

http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/first-sightings-of-our-new-school Amanda Palmer Steve Head - Inspirational Speaker http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/steve-head-inspirational-speaker Our Y9 pupils were recently treated to an amazing assembly by inspirational speaker, Steve Head.

]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:48:00 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/steve-head-inspirational-speaker Amanda Palmer Business Studies Pupils visit BNY Mellon http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/untitled-resource3 A group of Y11 GCSE Business Studies pupils recently visited BNY Mellon at their Spinningfields offices in Manchester. Arranged through the Salford Business Education Partnership, the group met with Senior Managers to gain an insight into how different departments operate.

]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:00:48 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/untitled-resource3 Amanda Palmer Aiming for a Career in Medicine 2012 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/aiming-for-a-career-in-medicine For the third year running, the NHS After School Programme has once again been a great success.

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:58:31 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/aiming-for-a-career-in-medicine Amanda Palmer Jack & the Beanstalk http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/jack-the-beanstalk St Patrick's drama group were very proud to present their version of Jack and the Beanstalk for two nights last week. It was a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the broad range of musical, drama, singing and comedic talents of our amazing pupils.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09:16 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/jack-the-beanstalk Amanda Palmer St Patrick's Musical Talent Rocks! http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/st-patricks-rock-talent Talented Rock bands “The Sirens” and “No Name”, both made up entirely of St Patrick’s pupils, put on fantastic performances at the Lowry Theatre recently.

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:41:55 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/st-patricks-rock-talent Amanda Palmer Senior Citizens Christmas Party http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/senior-citizens-christmas-party As always, our Senior Citizens Christmas Party, which took place on December 16th was a great success.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:13:20 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/senior-citizens-christmas-party Amanda Palmer The Demolition Begins http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/the-demolition-begins Pictured above, Headteacher Mrs Rogers starts the demolition work at the school’s English department, once the original building of St Gilbert’s RC Primary.

Pupils were given a final tour of a historic former school building before it

]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:18:31 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/the-demolition-begins Amanda Palmer Question Time http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/question-time On Thursday 3rd November young people from across Salford came together to participate in the first ever young person's Question Time event, which gave them the opportunity to voice their issues and concerns to a range of local councillors and decision-makers.  The event was a great success an

]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:03:46 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/question-time Amanda Palmer Mrs Rogers Receives CBE http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/mrs-rogers-receives-cbe  

Mrs Rogers, our Headteacher here at Saint Patrick’s, received her CBE for Services to Local and National Education, from Her Majesty, the Queen, at Buckingham Place on Tuesday, 15th.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:07:04 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/mrs-rogers-receives-cbe Amanda Palmer Child Bus Fares Reduced with Go Goodwins http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/child-bus-fares-reduced-with-go-goodwins Does your child get the 906 bus to school?

Child Bus Weekly Tickets are now available for £8.00 per week.

Ask the driver on Monday morning. 

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:34:06 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/child-bus-fares-reduced-with-go-goodwins Amanda Palmer XFM Reward Trip http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/xfm-reward-trip Some of our Music pupils have recently been getting inspiration from XFM radio DJ Clint Boon.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:52:11 +0000 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/xfm-reward-trip Amanda Palmer European Day of Languages 'Week' http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/european-day-of-languages-week During the week Monday 26th September - Friday 30th September, the Modern Languages department organised and ran a series of e

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:25:42 +0100 http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/european-day-of-languages-week Amanda Palmer